Open AccessWhere to look for American Sign Language (ASL) sublexical structure in the visual world: Reply to Salverda (2016).
Author(s) -
Amy M. Lieberman,
Arielle Borovsky,
Marla Hatrak,
Rachel I. Mayberry
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of experimental psychology. learning, memory, and cognition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1939-1285
pISSN - 0278-7393
DOI - 10.1037/xlm0000309
Subject(s) - american sign language , sign language , computer science , sign (mathematics) , eye tracking , visual processing , eye movement , cognitive psychology , psychology , linguistics , artificial intelligence , natural language processing , perception , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics , neuroscience
In this reply to Salverda (2016), we address a critique of the claims made in our recent study of real-time processing of American Sign Language (ASL) signs using a novel visual world eye-tracking paradigm (Lieberman, Borovsky, Hatrak, & Mayberry, 2015). Salverda asserts that our data do not support our conclusion that native signers and late-learning signers show variable patterns of activation in the presence of phonological competitors. We provide a logical rationale for our study design and present a reanalysis of our data using a modified time window, providing additional evidence for our claim. We maintain that target fixation patterns provide an important window into real-time processing of sign language. We conclude that the use of eye-tracking methods to study real-time processing in a visually perceived language such as ASL is a promising avenue for further exploration. (PsycINFO Database Record